hound

/haʊnd/

//haʊnd// noun

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The verdict

“hound” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #56,166 among 995 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,166
frequency rank, Portuguese
995
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - cão de caça.

Key facts for hound
PropertyValue
Headwordhound
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/haʊnd/
Letters5
Frequency rank#56,166
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hound” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). hound lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hound is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #56,166 among 995 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /haʊnd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "cão de caça.".

Zero misspellings are on record for hound in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is hound, spelled H-O-U-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    cão de caça.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hound"?
"hound" is spelled H-O-U-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is /haʊnd/.
What does "hound" mean?
As a noun, "hound" means: cão de caça.
How do you pronounce "hound"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hound" is /haʊnd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hound" come from?
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Using “hound”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is H-O-U-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /haʊnd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list